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There has never been a more urgent need to preserve fundamental privacy protections and our system of checks and balances than the need we face today, as illegal government spying, provisions of the Patriot Act and government-sponsored torture programs transcend the bounds of law and our most treasured values in the name of national security.


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Safe and Free : Legislative Documents

Testimony of Timothy D. Sparapani, ACLU Legislative Counsel, On Secure Flight and Registered Traveler Before the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (02/09/2006)

Conservative and Republican Voices Against President Bush’s NSA Spying Program (02/08/2006)

Summary of Top Ten Myths About the Illegal NSA Spying Program (02/03/2006)
ACLU Fact Sheet lays out the top ten distortions and lies used by the Bush Administration to justify the illegal NSA spying, and the legal realities every American should know.

Letter from Human Rights Organizations Regarding House Resolution 593 (02/03/2006)

Top Ten Myths About the Illegal NSA Spying Program (02/03/2006)
ACLU Fact Sheet lays out the top ten distortions and lies used by the Bush Administration to justify the illegal NSA spying, and the legal realities every American should know.

Security Voices Against President Bush's Warrantless NSA Domestic Wiretap Program (02/01/2006)

ACLU Letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee Urging Strong Questioning of Deputy Attorney General Nominee Paul McNulty (01/31/2006)

Coalition Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Strongly Urging An Investigation Into the NSA's Domestic Sureveillance (01/30/2006)

Testimony of Washington Legislative Office Director, Caroline Fredrickson, At A Democratic Hearing to Investigate NSA Wiretapping Program (01/20/2006)

Department of Justice's Letter to Senator Durbin in Response to Durbin's Inquiry Into Detainees (01/17/2006)

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